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Social Science — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
Smt. Deepti is a resident of X country. Her country is a developed country. Which of the following would be a characteristic of her country ?
  1. A High Infant Morality Rate
  2. B High Per Capita Income
  3. C Low Literacy Rate
  4. D Low Net Attendance Ratio
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Model Answer

Answer: B — High Per Capita Income

A developed country is characterised by high per capita income, high literacy rate, low infant mortality rate, and high net attendance ratio.

Explanation

The passage directly states that per capita income is a key measure used to classify developed countries (World Bank criterion). The other options — high IMR, low literacy rate, low net attendance ratio — are characteristics of underdeveloped/developing countries, as shown in Table 1.4 (e.g., Bihar has low literacy and high IMR). Eliminate wrong options by recalling that developed = high income, low IMR, high literacy.

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